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y separately published work icon Skin single work   novel   fantasy   historical fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Skin
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'Southwest Britain, AD 43.

'For the people of Caer Cad, ‘skin’ is their belief, their greeting, their ancestors, their land.

'Ailia does not have skin. Abandoned at birth, she serves the Tribequeen of her township. Ailia is forbidden to marry, left out of tribal ceremonies and, most devastatingly, barred from attending lessons. But an encounter with a mysterious fish sets her on another path. The Mothers, the tribal ancestors, have chosen her to become their highest knowledge-bearer—the Kendra.

'Lured by the beautiful and enigmatic Taliesin, who appears to her as both man and fish, Ailia embarks on an unsanctioned journey to attain the knowledge that will protect her people from the most terrifying invaders they have ever faced.

'Set in Iron-Age Britain, on the cusp of Roman invasion, Skin is a thrilling, full-blooded, mesmerizing novel about the collision of two worlds, and a young woman torn between two men.' (Publication summary)

Exhibitions

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Notes

  • Dedication: For Adam, Amaya and Toby

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2015 .
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      Extent: 368p.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      • Published 25 February 2015
      ISBN: 9781922182333
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Thomas Dunne Books ,
      2016 .
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      Alternative title: Daughter of Albion
      Extent: 368p.p.
      Edition info: First US edition
      ISBN: 9781250081094, 1250081092
Language: Swedish
    • c
      Sweden,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Forum ,
      2016 .
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      Extent: 350p.p.
      ISBN: 9789137145334, 9137145339

Works about this Work

Well Read Katharine England , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 April 2015; (p. 33)

— Review of Skin Ilka Tampke , 2015 single work novel ; The Anchoress Robyn Cadwallader , 2015 single work novel
Review : Skin Maureen Eppen , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 44)

— Review of Skin Ilka Tampke , 2015 single work novel
Old Sects and the Single Girl Peter Pierce , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 March 2015; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Anchoress Robyn Cadwallader , 2015 single work novel ; Skin Ilka Tampke , 2015 single work novel
Old Sects and the Single Girl Peter Pierce , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 March 2015; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Anchoress Robyn Cadwallader , 2015 single work novel ; Skin Ilka Tampke , 2015 single work novel
Review : Skin Maureen Eppen , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 44)

— Review of Skin Ilka Tampke , 2015 single work novel
Well Read Katharine England , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 April 2015; (p. 33)

— Review of Skin Ilka Tampke , 2015 single work novel ; The Anchoress Robyn Cadwallader , 2015 single work novel
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